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Yongsan Park opened in 1992 but it’s history is much longer than that. The park was used as a Japanese base during the Imjin War (1592-1598) and then as an American Military compound after the Korean War until 1992. The park was reduced in size to accommodate the National Museum of Korea in 2005. Yongsan [...]
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Seoul Land theme park is located in Gyeonggi-do just outside of Seoul at Seoul Grand Park. Seoul Land was Korea’s first theme park and opened in 1988 just before the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Seoul Land is broken up into 5 different sections, World Plaza, Adventure Land, Fantasy Land, Tomorrow Land and Samcheon Land. Each section [...]
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Seoul Zoo at Seoul Grand Park is actually located in Gyeonggi-do just south of Seoul. Seoul Grand Park is a huge complex and you can find Seoul Zoo, lots of green land, Seoul Modern Museum of Art and Seoul Land. Continue Reading →
Heojun Museum was opened in 2005 in honour of Heo Jun and his accomplishments. Heo Jun was a court physician in the Joseon Dynasty. Heo Jun wrote a number of popular medical texts. Although working for the royal family, Heo Jun wished to make medicine and treatments more readily available for the people of Korea. [...]
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Times Square is a huge Shopping, Business and Cultural complex located in Seoul, Korea. Times Square Complex opened in 2009 and many buildings are broken up into offices, hotels, a hospital, Shinsegae Shopping centre, convention and wedding halls, a multiplex, shopping malls, CGV cinema and more. Times Square Seoul aims to be a modern trendy [...]
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Noryangjin Fish Market is located in Seoul near to Noryangjin station, south of the Hangang River. Noryangjin is one of the largest Fish markets in Korea and is open 24 hours a day all year round. The market is easy to access as it is connected to Noryangjin station. In the early hours of the [...]
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Dosan Park in Gangnam-gu Seoul is a memorial park for An Chang-ho an Korean independence activist who gave his life to the cause. An Chang-ho also went by the pen name Dosan hence the name of the park. Dosan park opened in 1973 and contains the tomb of Dosan and his wife. A memorial museum [...]
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The Horim Art Centre Museum was opened in Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu in 1982. The Horim Art Center museum was opened in Sinsa-dong in June 2009. Horim Museum is located in a modern building with around 10,000 artifacts inside which include earthenware, porcelain, paintings, valuable documents along with 6 National Treasures, 46 Treasures and 54 National Cultural [...]
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The Kimchi Museum of Seoul is located in Coex Shopping Mall and opened in Coex Mall in 1988 to promote Kimchi to the many arriving international tourists for the Seoul Olympics. The museum only takes 30 – 40 minutes to explore and is very popular with people visiting the [...]
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The Korean Museum of Embroidery is a very interesting museum. If you have time and are in the Gangnam area you should drop by the Embroidery Museum of Korea. Admission to the museum is free and there are hundreds of different embroideries on display. The museum was founded in 1976 and their aim is to [...]
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Coex Mall in Seoul is the largest underground shopping mall in Asia. Coex Mall is located in downtown Seoul in the Gangnam area. There are over 250 stores located in Coex Mall with many famous brand stores. There are all different types of stores located in Coex Mall such as clothes stores, cosmetic stores, souvenir [...]
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Yangjaecheon Stream is a 15.6 km long stream that runs through Gyeonggi-do and Seoul. The river is a tributary of the Hangang River that runs through Seoul. The stream which was smelly and polluted has been revived and brought back to life in recent years and is now a popular spot for people to visit [...]
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The Seoul Arts Centre is a cultural complex located in southern Seoul. Construction began in 1983 and the buildings were completed and added in different stages. Seoul Arts Cultural Complex consists of five main buildings which display and hold events of diverse art forms. Every year at the Seoul Arts Center over 1,500 art performances [...]
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Yangjae Citizen’s Park was created in 1986 in anticipation of the 1986 Asians Games and the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. The park is located in southern Seoul just on the border between Seoul and Gyeonggi-do. Yangjae park is a urban forest where the Citizens can come to rest and relax. The park is made up [...]
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Lotte World is a huge multi-purpose complex located in Seoul that opened in 1989. Lotte World Complex includes a huge theme park, department stores, shopping malls, a folk museum, a hotel, cinemas, restaurants and many more things. Lotte World is broken up into two sections. The indoor area and the outdoor theme park, Magic Island.
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The Olympic Park in Seoul was built to commemorate the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Olympic Games that were held in Seoul. The park is full of sculptures and a museum dedicated to the Olympics. The museum is broken up into 3 sections about the history of the Olympics, the journey of the Olympic [...]
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Amsa-dong Prehistoric Settlement is an historic settlement dating back to 7,000 B.C – 10,000 B.C (Neolithic period). The settlement site which is located near the Hangang river was first discovered in 1925. The Hangang river flooded the area and washed away the soil. After the area dried up, foundations from an old settlement and artifacts [...]
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Many people have heard of Incheon and if visiting Korea you will more than likely be landing at Incheon International Airport. Incheon has a lot more to offer than just an airport and is often overlooked because of it’s neighbouring city, Seoul. Incheon is a Metropolitan City located east of [...]
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Jeju-do is an island located south of the Korean peninsula. Jeju Island is the biggest Island in South Korea. The capital is Jeju city. Jeju Island is the only special self-governing province of South Korea. Jeju Island has a population of around 500,000 people. Jeju Island is very popular with Koreans and Foreigners because of [...]
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Gyeongsangnam-do is a province located in the southeast of South Korea. The capital of the province is Changwon. The population of Gyeongsangnam-do is over 3 million.
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Gyeongsangnam-do is divided up into [...]
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